We often get quite a reaction when people ask us where we have moved from and we say “Toronto”. “OH! Do you know how cold it gets here?” they ask. When we tell them we’ve lived here before and that we also lived in Calgary they react differently – “oh, so that’s different.” We’ve lived…
Category: thoughts
What land are you on
I live in Edmonton, located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Métis homelands and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinabae (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot). If you’ve grown up believing that no one…
The supremacy of God
We were at the lawyer’s office this week to conclude the details around the house purchase and to sign our wills. I noticed on his wall in the waiting area this document. As I was reading this document I noted in particular the passages about what rights are guaranteed under this bill. We might have…
